diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/extension-manager.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/extension-manager.ts
index 3a6006afe0..87196ece55 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/extension-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/extension-manager.ts
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ Would you like to attempt to install via "git clone" instead?`,
             this.workspaceDir,
           ),
           extensionId,
+          this.workspaceDir,
           installMetadata,
         );
       }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/plugin.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/plugin.ts
index d30831912c..4ffe9cfd32 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/plugin.ts
@@ -172,13 +172,14 @@ export async function createOpenPlugin(
   manifestPath: string,
   isActive: boolean,
   id: string,
+  workspaceDir: string,
   installMetadata?: ExtensionInstallMetadata,
 ): Promise<GeminiCLIExtension> {
   // Use loadOpenPluginConfig to get standard mapping
   const config = await loadOpenPluginConfig(
     manifestPath,
     pluginDir,
-    process.cwd(),
+    workspaceDir,
   );
 
   return {